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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. in Communication, Public Relations Concentration
Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Communication
Concentration: Public Relations
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| C2 Math | 3 | P1 Social Science | 3 | ||||
| P1 Social Science | 3 | CMCR | 140 | Intro to Communication Media | 3 | ||
| P3 History | 3 | CMHC | 201 | Intro to Speech Communication | 3 | ||
| JS | 101 | Jumpstart | 0 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| CMCR | 190 | A User's Guide to the Mass Media | 3 | HEAL or HSCC | 123 or 101 | Wellness | 3 |
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | ||||
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Fall |
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P4 Humanities | 3 | C5 Phy. & Bio. Science | 3 | ||||
| C5 Phy. & Bio. Science | 3 | General Electives | 6 | ||||
| P5 Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | CMCR | 250 | Public Comm. | 3 | ||
| General Electives | 3 | CMCR | 301 | Writing for Comm. Media | 3 | ||
| CMCR | 150 | Interpersonal Comm. | 3 | ||||
| CMCR | 296 | Introduction to Professional Development | 1 | ||||
| Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| General Electives | 3 | P6 Jr-Sr World Cultures | 3 | ||||
| CMCR | 350 | Comm. Theory | 3 | General Electives | 3 | ||
| CMPM | 303 | Public Relations Writing | 3 | CMCR | 365 | Communications Ethics and Responsibilities | 3 |
| CMPR | 360 | Introduction to Public Relations | 3 | CMPM | 401 | Editing for Communication Media | 3 |
| CIS or ENGL | 304 or 410 | Business Communications or Writing for Careers | 3 | CMPR | 365 | Public Relations Case Studies | 3 |
| Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. After earning ninety hours, the student must file an application form with the Dean after paying a $30 graduation fee to the University Cashier. | |||||||
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Summer | |||||||
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| CMCR | 483 | Internship in Communications | 3 (R9) | ||||
| List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: Must have 90 completed before internship. | |||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| Concentration Electives | 3 | General Electives | 12 | ||||
| General Electives | 4 | CMCR | 496 | Seminar in Prof. Dev. | 1 | ||
| CMPM | 404 | Desktop Publishing | 3 (R6) | ||||
| CMPR | 460 | Public Relations Campaigns | 3 | ||||
NOTES:
- Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.